Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Join a team of passionate art lovers! AWE offers a creative and vibrant work environment.
Art Windsor-Essex (formerly known as The Art Gallery of Windsor) is a non-profit public art gallery focused on presenting the visual arts of Canada. The gallery was formed on October 1, 1943, and incorporated on June 8, 1944, with the mandate of serving the southwestern Ontario region and the international border community of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Detroit, Michigan, USA.
In the intervening years, it has become a cultural pillar situated in a premium and purpose-built downtown riverfront location overlooking the Detroit River and downtown skylines. AWE is an award-winning organization known for its cutting-edge contemporary art program and Canadian art collections of over 4,000 works. The exhibition galleries (comprising about 15,000 square feet/4,700 metres) include both changing exhibitions and ongoing displays of the acclaimed art Collection, which features historical, modern and contemporary art.
PREPARATOR (Casual Call-In)*
Art Windsor-Essex has a vacancy in the positions of:
PREPARATOR (Casual Call-In)*
Reporting to the Head, Exhibitions and Collection, the Casual Call-In Preparator supports the Senior Preparator as needed in the installation and de-installation of exhibitions and with the arrival and departure of exhibitions and loans related to the Gallery’s exhibition program. From time to time, the Preparator may be required to assist with the preparation of works of art for exhibitions and exhibition maintenance; building containers for loan shipments and performing related work as required.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to installation and de-installation of exhibitions, matting, framing, packing, shipping, receiving of artworks. The Preparator must be knowledgeable of basic techniques for the safe care, handling and storing of artworks and to be able to perform basic carpentry and electrical work as well as maintain and upgrade the exhibition galleries (patch, repair and painting of walls etc.). General knowledge of and familiarity with the operation of electronic devices and computer technologies used by artists in exhibition contexts including DVD, video and film projection are an asset.
Qualifications:
- Secondary school graduation diploma
- Technical college training desirable
- Knowledge of one or more manual trades such as carpentry, electrical and/or painting
- Valid Driver’s License
- Thorough knowledge of wood working, metal working, and electrical circuits
- Considerable knowledge of designing, fabrications, construction and installation
- Ability to establish and maintain effective, tactful, and courteous working relationships with supervisor, fellow employees, artists, and the general public
- Desire to work with and support artists in the installation of their exhibitions
Compensation
Start: $21.28/hr
After 6 Months (900 Hours): $22.27/hr
After 1 Year (1,800 Hours): $23.34/hr
*This classification is part of the Gallery’s Collective Agreement with The Canadian Union of Public Employees
Posting Date: September 12, 2024
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your letter of interest and resume to Thomas Boucher in confidence via email at tboucher@artwindsoressex.ca.
AWE is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Upon request, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. We are committed to employment equity and support building a skilled and diverse workforce. Members from the following designated groups (Women, Indigenous, visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities and Sexual Minorities) are encouraged to apply and to self-identify.